# WA7

Postcode district covering Runcorn, in Halton.

WA7 is a postcode district covering Runcorn, in Halton. Median sale price £182,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 91.0 per 1,000 people. About 65,514 people.

Postcode district. Code WA7. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [WA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an WA7 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £182,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WA7 was £182,000 in 2025. Joint 264th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa7#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 63,639** (2021). WA7 had 63,639 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 74th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa7#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 49%** (2022). About 49% of people in WA7 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa7#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 95.4%** (January 2026). In WA7, 95.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa7#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=WA7) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 49% of people in WA7 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=WA7) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 705 homes were sold in WA7 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=WA7) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for WA7.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=WA7) (Census 2021, England and Wales): WA7 had 63,639 usual residents at the census.

## How WA7 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | WA7 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £182,000 | 2nd cheapest | 16 postcode districts, WA · 2025 |
| Population | 63,639 | 2nd most populated | 17 postcode districts, WA · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 49% | 5th most people in radon Affected Areas | 17 postcode districts, WA · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 95.4% | 9th highest | 17 postcode districts, WA · Jan 2026 |

## Is WA7 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in WA7 at a rate of 91.0 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 542 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in WA7.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,733), other crime (1,260) and anti-social behaviour (577).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in WA7 was 100.1 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in WA7, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so WA7 has no single figure. Of its 42 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 17 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in WA7

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Halton 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012385) | 2,090 | 109.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 76.8% |
| [Halton 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012386) | 2,658 | 92.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.8% |
| [Halton 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012434) | 1,424 | 21.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Halton 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012435) | 2,078 | 33.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Halton 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012381) | 1,728 | 71.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 93.8% |
| [Halton 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012382) | 1,613 | 129.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 91.9% |
| [Halton 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012384) | 1,574 | 190.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 95.4% |
| [Halton 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012444) | 1,513 | 132.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Halton 010E](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012445) | 1,242 | 168.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.7% |
| [Halton 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012398) | 1,154 | 49.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Halton 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012400) | 1,199 | 24.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Halton 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012402) | 1,518 | 79.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.9% |
| [Halton 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012404) | 1,371 | 94.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Halton 011E](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012405) | 2,083 | 70.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.9% |
| [Halton 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012416) | 1,836 | 39.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.4% |
| [Halton 012B](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012417) | 1,195 | 73.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 95.7% |
| [Halton 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012429) | 1,375 | 94.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Halton 012E](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012430) | 1,588 | 236.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 88.3% |
| [Halton 012F](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012431) | 2,109 | 144.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 94.7% |
| [Halton 012G](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01035382) | 1,270 | 54.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 89.1% |
| [Halton 012H](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01035383) | 1,280 | 74.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.9% |
| [Halton 013A](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012383) | 1,531 | 73.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.5% |
| [Halton 013B](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012396) | 1,405 | 140.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.7% |
| [Halton 013C](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012397) | 1,617 | 120.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 96.3% |
| [Halton 013D](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012399) | 1,333 | 144.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Halton 013E](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012403) | 1,825 | 80.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Halton 013F](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012408) | 1,805 | 265.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 86.1% |
| [Halton 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012432) | 1,319 | 59.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.5% |
| [Halton 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012433) | 1,577 | 67.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.7% |
| [Halton 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012436) | 1,246 | 151.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.8% |
| [Halton 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012438) | 1,122 | 96.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.9% |
| [Halton 014E](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012440) | 1,189 | 62.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.7% |
| [Halton 015A](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012406) | 1,394 | 63.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 94.5% |
| [Halton 015B](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012407) | 1,681 | 124.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.6% |
| [Halton 015C](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012409) | 1,317 | 90.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.8% |
| [Halton 015D](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012437) | 1,270 | 96.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.9% |
| [Halton 015E](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012439) | 1,439 | 47.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.1% |
| [Halton 016A](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012371) | 1,207 | 10.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.8% |
| [Halton 016B](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012372) | 1,108 | 46.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.3% |
| [Halton 016C](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012373) | 1,215 | 24.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Halton 016D](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012415) | 1,306 | 35.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 91.2% |
| [Halton 016E](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012418) | 1,413 | 21.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.5% |

## Your MP

- [Runcorn and Helsby](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/runcorn-and-helsby): Sarah Pochin (Reform UK), MP since May 2025. 98% of the people here.
- [Tatton](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/tatton): Esther McVey (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 2.1% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in WA7

[Beechwood & Heath](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/beechwood-and-heath), [Grange, Halton Brook & Hallwood Park](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/grange-halton-brook-and-hallwood-park), [Halton Castlefield](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/halton-castlefield), [Halton Lea & Brookvale](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/halton-lea-and-brookvale), [Norton](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/norton), [Runcorn Halton Road](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/runcorn-halton-road), [Runcorn Town & Westfield](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/runcorn-town-and-westfield), [Sandymoor, Daresbury & Preston Brook](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/sandymoor-daresbury-and-preston-brook)

## Postcode sectors in WA7

[WA7 1 (267 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa7-1), [WA7 2 (293 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa7-2), [WA7 3 (133 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa7-3), [WA7 4 (266 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa7-4), [WA7 5 (298 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa7-5), [WA7 6 (231 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa7-6), [WA7 9 (29 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa7-9)

## Council

[Halton](https://openindex.co.uk/halton)

## Towns in WA7

[Runcorn](https://openindex.co.uk/town/runcorn)

## Postcode districts next to WA7

[CW8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cw8), [WA4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa4), [WA5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa5), [WA6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa6)

## Nearest rail stations

[Runcorn East (1.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.6657,53.3276), [Runcorn (3.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.7393,53.3387), [Frodsham (4.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.7236,53.2958)

## More in the WA postcode area

[All WA postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## WA7 in brief

WA7 is a postcode district covering Runcorn, in Halton.
About 65,514 people lived in WA7 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £182,000 in 2025 across 705 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 91.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in WA7 was £182,000 in 2025.
WA7 had 63,639 usual residents at the census.
About 49% of people in WA7 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In WA7, 95.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: WA7
- Postcode area: [WA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa)
- Constituency: [Runcorn and Helsby †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/runcorn-and-helsby)
- Council: [Halton †](https://openindex.co.uk/halton)
- Area: 44.56 km²
- People, mid-2024: 65,514*
- Neighbourhoods: 42
- Output areas: 211

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[WA4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa4), [WA6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa6), [WA5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa5), [CW8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cw8)

## Latest updates for WA7

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/WA7

## How to cite

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